On November 13th, 2018 at approximately 0315 hours, a vehicle associated with the investigation was stopped by Newport officers in the area of NW 58th Street and Hwy 101. During the stop, officers had contact with Roberta Raenna Schafer, 32, and Jonathan Tad Wilson, 35, both from Longview, Washington. Newport Drug Detection K9, Nero, conducted a search on the exterior of the vehicle and alerted to the presence of narcotics in the vehicle.

Officers searched the vehicle and located a commercial quantity of Methamphetamine and Heroin inside the vehicle.

Further investigation revealed both Schafer and Wilson had valid outstanding warrants for their arrests out of Washington State.

Arrested at the scene and lodged in the Lincoln County Jail were the following persons for the following charges;

On November 2, 2018, at 4:43 AM, Newport Fire responded to 445 NE 8th regarding a structure fire. During a preliminary search of the residence, fire personnel located a deceased male inside the residence.

Newport Police Investigators responded to the scene. Once the fire was suppressed, Newport Investigators worked with members of the Fire Arson Response Team, which is made up of representatives from Lincoln County Law Enforcement, Lincoln County Fire Agencies, Oregon State Police, and the State Fire Marshall’s Office.

The deceased male was identified as Mathew Hogue Lee, 42, a resident at the location. Investigators confirmed that Lee intentionally set a fire in the residence. The fire was contained mainly to one room within the residence. The remainder of the home was severely damaged by heat and smoke from the fire. Lee’s cause of death was due to a self-inflicted gunshot wound.

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On November 2, 2018, at 4:43 am, the Newport Fire Department was dispatched to 445 NE 8th St. regarding a structure fire. A neighbor reported seeing smoke coming from the residence. Newport Fire arrived on scene and confirmed the single story residence had visible smoke coming from the roof. Fire personnel knocked down the fire and began search efforts inside the residence. Newport Fire was assisted by Seal Rock, Depoe Bay and Toledo Fire Departments.

Fire personnel located a deceased male inside the residence. No other persons were located in the residence. Once the fire was under control and the scene safe, Newport Police and arson investigators began working to identify the deceased male and the cause of the fire. The fire remains under investigation.

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Newshttp://www.flashalert.net/news.html?id=5016#news119366Mon, 05 Nov 2018 16:28:32 PSTOn November 2nd, 2018 at 9:27 pm Newport Police were dispatched to the Agate Beach Best Western on a report of an unruly guest. Hotel staff advised the guest, 53-year-old Ian Kendall Sanderson with a last known address in San Diego California, entered a conference being held at the hotel and was loudly cussing and causing a disturbance. Sanderson was not a registered attendee of the conference. Hotel staff escorted him back to his room, where he continued to be disruptive by cursing loudly and turning his television audio “all the way up”. Staff attempted to evict Sanderson; however, he barricaded himself in his room.

Newport Police Officers arrived on scene and attempted to speak with Sanderson through the closed room door, in an attempt to trespass him from the location. During their contact with Sanderson, he continued his cursed filled tirade and physically prevented officers from making entry with a hotel master key.

While officers were outside the door attempting to negotiate with Sanderson, he called 911 multiple times. He was warned for misuse of 911, as there was no actual emergency, but he continued to call. Sanderson was advised he was under arrest for misuse of 911, but continued to barricade himself inside his room and was utilizing furniture and items inside the room to strengthen the barricade. Officers called Newport Fire Department personnel to assist in forced entry of the room, at the request of the hotel.

Once forced entry was made into the room, Sanderson was taken into custody without further incident.

Sanderson was arrested at the scene and lodged in the Lincoln County Jail for;

Criminal Trespass in the 2nd degree (1 count)

Interference with a Peace Officer (1 count)

Improper Use of 911 (6 counts)

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Newshttp://www.flashalert.net/news.html?id=5016#news119421Fri, 26 Oct 2018 16:27:20 PSTOn October 25, 2018 at approximately 10:27 pm, during a routine inmate welfare check, Lincoln County Jail deputies discovered inmate Joshua Gilleo, 49 years of age, of Depoe Bay, OR unresponsive in his cell.

Jail staff immediately began CPR, administered the AED and requested medics. Medics arrived and took over CPR. Mr. Gilleo was pronounced deceased by paramedics. At the time of incident, Mr. Gilleo was housed in a single cell. Jail deputies had completed routine inmate welfare checks approximately 50 minutes prior to the incident.

Mr. Gilleo was transported to the State Medical Examiner's Office, where an autopsy was conducted on October 26, 2018. The State Medical Examiner's Office ruled Mr. Gilleo's cause of death as suicide. The cause of death was consistent with evidence located at the scene by Newport investigators.